Cheltenham Green Top

Variety

Cheltenham Green Top

created by steffen a. at 24.11.2023

Features

Color

rot

dunkelpink

Geschmack

aromatisch

delikat

Fruit shape

länglich

spitz zulaufend

konisch

Growth habit

niedrig

buschig

ausladend

Location

Freiland

durchlässiger Boden

anspruchslos

nährstoffreicher Boden

Season Overview

Propagating

Planting

Harvest

J

F

M

A

M

J

J

A

S

O

N

D

Description

Cheltenham's Green Top is an old English bedding variety that existed before 1880. Its name refers to the green-colored edible foliage. It forms heavy, long pink-red roots that taper towards the bottom. They grow to an average length of over 20 cm and have a circumference of 15 cm. They can be harvested at any stage, even much smaller and therefore much earlier. Young leaves are harvested for fresh salad, older leaves are steamed and eaten like spinach. This beetroot is still appreciated for its exceptionally delicate taste, even if the skin is somewhat rough and the color inside is a slightly lighter shade of red than modern varieties.

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

They can be sown outdoors from April. Sowing depth should be approx. 2-3cm. A row spacing of 30cm and a planting distance of 10cm is required. Germination in 10-16 days at 12-20°C. Beet is a very undemanding vegetable and makes hardly any demands on the substrate. A humus-rich, nutrient-rich, well-drained soil is ideal. Care should be taken to ensure constant soil moisture throughout the entire growth phase. Further growing tips for beet.

Details

Light requirement

Semi-shaded

Water requirement

Wet

Soil

Medium (loamy)

Nutrient requirement

Medium

Dark germinator

Germination temperature

12 - 20 °C (Degrees Celsius)

Seeding distance

10 cm

Row spacing

30 cm

Seeding depth

2.5 cm

Diseases

Downy mildew

Angular leaf spot of cucumber

Black spot of roses

Red spot disease

Pests

Beet fly

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